Amma, My Sexuality and Our Relationship
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“We read the letter sent by a man calling you to X hotel!”
With surprise as well as shock writ on my face, I tried to understand what Papa, as I call my f... Read More...
Queer Voices
Navigating Queer Spaces as a Trans Muslim and a Lower Middle Class Person
I remember when I was added to this all transmen Whatsapp informal group, a guy started messaging in the group about Islam being bad and conservative and started asking me questions about my religion.
From Kush to Kushboo – The Story of an Indian Drag Queen
Drag personalities are truly gender-less souls whose identity centres around the word ‘artist’, instead of restrictive pronouns. ‘Kushboo’ is my way of re-appropriating the name the bullies at school used to give me. ‘
LGBTQAI+ People Are Constantly At Risk Of Corrective Rapes
Corrective rapes are a form of hate crime. Members of the LGBTQAI+ community are often victims of this crime.
Problems With Indian Gay Culture Not An Excuse to Get Married – A Response to “Why Indian Gay Men Get Married to a Woman”
There are many problems with the gay culture in India, but it is not an excuse to get married.
Why I wish I wasn’t Gay
I wish that I lived a normal life, where I could see men as friends and nothing more. Where I can date a girl and be socially accepted, where everyone celebrates the love we have for each other, like they do on valentine's day.
Queer Your Year with the Queer Planner 2018!
As part of Our Lives, Our Tales, our ongoing archival project to document queer history and queer lived realities, we are very pleased to announce the launch of our Queer Planner 2018.
Why I’ve Decided to Participate in the Awadh Pride March Being Held on 11th Feb
This will be my first pride and I hope to make it an unforgettable experience. I would march to show all the homophobes that they have failed to sprout their shallow beliefs in me
I am a Gay Male Sex Worker. This is My Story
I earned a lot of money through prostitution, but I lost my self-respect, my personality, my feelings and emotions.
The Struggles of a Rural Muslim Transgender Woman
When my family got to know the secret of my attempted transition, my second sister preached to the family that transitioning into femininity is a sin against Allah.
My Sexuality Doesn’t Define Me
Yes, I am gay and it doesn’t make me a pervert and I won’t try upon you. Nor does it give you the right to judge my sexuality. My sexuality is no one else’s business to judge and to comment upon
My Journey of Self Discovery as a Trans Man
17 years of living but not really living ends here. The rest of my life is gonna be the best of my life; I know that. Despite of all the difficulties that come, I'll still be happy cause I'll be me.